I was walking with my fiance there and went over to see the horses. The one with the brown and white patches came over and as I petted him, I noticed he had a sore left eye. He had other injuries and I was very distressed to see him in pain and discomfort.

I was not sure who owned the horse and was interested to find out as I wanted to know who was responsible for the poor animal. As a result, I thought it best to phone the SSPCA. I was informed that this horse has been reported numerous times over the last five years but that I was the first since ‘Bob’, as I believe he is called, was put out to pasture on Riverside Drive this year.

I was told Dundee City Council’s Leisure and Communities Department was responsible for the animals.

I was told that the horse is under treatment at this time for ‘sarcoids’ or ‘sarcoidosis’. This is a chronic condition which results in enlarged nymph nodes in certain parts of the body as well as fleshy nodules which can commonly affect the lungs, liver, spleen skin, eyes, salivary glands and nervous system.

I explained that it did not look as though this horse was receiving any treatment.

The treatment he should be receiving for his skin condition should be obvious on the horse’s coat — showing up as a blue spray. However, there were no blue marks on this horse, certainly not on the day that I saw him.

I love animals and I obviously would love if there was some miracle cure that would mean that this horse could live a pain-free existence as I am aware that the condition is untreatable and he will have it for the rest of his life. However, this is unrealistic especially if the horse is old.

I know that if my pet was in such a state then euthanasia would be the kindest thing. — Anna Lockhart, Dundee.

[A Dundee City Council spokesman said, “We can assure the reader and other members of the public that we take the welfare of the animals we are responsible for very seriously, and we check the horses every day to make sure they are OK.

“The horse in question is a young one called Dan who is receiving veterinary treatment for skin lesions. He receives specific treatments for this and also gets a daily antibiotic spray — the blue one the reader refers to and which is not always evident later in the day. His condition is being closely monitored.

“Riverside was home to a horse called Bob, who was elderly and unfortunately had to be put down in February of this year. Council officers had discussed Bob’s condition with the SSPCA.”]

I was driving along quite happily towards Carnoustie, but as I approached the bend near the riding school, a car flew round the corner with at least two wheels in the wrong lane.

I had to slam on my brakes and I am glad there was nothing behind me because they would have crashed into me.

As it was, I managed to avoid the driver, who sped off along the road without a care in the world.

I was, however, badly shaken by this.

It’s not the first time I have seen cars blatantly breaking the speed limit on this stretch of road. Some people seem to treat it as a race track and I ask that they show a little more respect for their fellow travellers.

I call on motorists to take their time before someone is badly injured. —Shaken Driver.

One Friday recently, a group of 11 women and me took a minibus from Dundee to St Andrews to celebrate the birthdays of two in our party.

Afterwards we decided to go for a drink in a pub called The Rule. Eight members of our party were already inside when two of my friends and I were stopped by the bouncer/door steward.

He said to me that I couldn’t go inside, because I was wearing flip flops. “You must be joking,” I replied.

He said that after 10pm women were not allowed inside wearing flip flops due to the possible risk of standing on broken glass/bottles.

We fell about laughing still thinking he was winding us up. But seriously he said that was the rule.

It’s the summertime and I seriously doubt that any women out there will give up wearing sandals/flip flops to get into The Rule pub.

Surely the management should be providing plastic tumblers instead of glass.

So take notice or you will be refused admission to The Rule in St Andrews — Still Laughing, Jacqui and Friends.

[A spokesperson from The Rule said, “We are a very busy venue, particularly over the weekend, and we have a responsibility to our customers, with health and safety being an absolute priority at all times.

“We have a policy in place requesting customers wear appropriate footwear to prevent possible accidents arising. However, we have decided to review our footwear policy and are currently considering amendments.”]

I grew up listening to his music and although his reputation has been somewhat tarnished in recent years, his music will live on forever.

Like Elvis Presley before him, Michael Jackson was a trailblazer, crossing racial divides with his blend of soul and pop/rock.

He may have faced his fair share of controversy over the years, but we should focus on his music, which has been heard and enjoyed by billions of people around the world. I saw him in concert in the nineties and it was the best gig I have ever been to.

His songs are a fitting tribute to a man who crafted and performed some of the finest pop music ever to grace the charts. He will never be forgotten. — Billie Jean.

I am writing a history of Carolina House and am trying to reach out to previous residents of the Dundee orphanage on Ferry Road to put together a “living history” of the work of the Trust.

So far two people have given me fascinating insights into their time there before, during and after the war.

If you were placed in the orphanage as a child and would be willing to share your reminiscences/photographs, I’d be delighted to hear from you. Contact me on 01382 202029. — Brenda E. McGilliard, Carolina House Trust.

Now looming in the distance is a referendum on whether Scotland should leave Britain.

But given the SNP’s decision not to bring forward its Local Income Tax, a key election promise, is there much belief they will deliver on the referendum? — Politico.